Re: FLASH: Copyrights

[Dorian Nisinson]

Hi Cheri,

	If you draw another's character by hand or if you trace it, if it is

recognizable as Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny etc. it is copyright

infringement. How you arrive at it does not really matter. You need to

have a character of your own. You could do a mouse but it can't be

Minnie or Mickey or any other recognizable character. 

	As an example, there was a nursery school a few years ago that had an

artist paint a mural on their wall that depicted several Disney

characters. Disney sued them and they had to remove the art.


Dorian


Cheri Harder wrote:

> 

> Hi, Jason, and thanks....

> 

> I guess my question is "deeper" than this.  I mean, I know I cannot legally

> "use" their artwork on my site.  But what constitutes "use" is my question.

> If I were an artist that could, by hand, draw a character that was, for all

> intents and purposes, Mickey Mouse, or could easily be identified as such,

> am I using their artwork?  If I hand trace their artwork am I using it?  If

> I digitally trace it?  I guess I don't know where the line is.  If I were to

> find a good artist, as you say, that allowed me to use their artwork, and

> their artwork bore a striking (or even mediocre) resemblance to a known

> Warner Bros. character, would I be illegal?  Does their copyright extend

> past their own employee's drawings?

> 

> ~~~~Cheri Harder~~~~~

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> > Copyright is very strict. I would advise you to avoid using Warner Bros

> > characters without their prior written permission (Warner Bros, that is,

> not

> > the character ;-). .....My advice is to find an artist on the web

> > who would allow you to use his/her artwork for free.

> >

> > Jason BARNARD

> >

> > Cheri Harder wrote:

> >

> > > Where would be a good source of information regarding copyright of

> cartoon

> > > characters and recognizable cartoon character sounds? ...

> 

> I don't know if I just need to give credit to Warner Bros and/or state its

> purpose as educational and not-for-profit,

> > > or not use it at all....Guidelines anywhere?

> 

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